Where does “wijnsteenzuur” come from?

wijnsteenzuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuur, from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

wijnsteenzuur (Dutch): tartaric acid

Definitions

  1. tartaric acid

Ancestry of “wijnsteenzuur”, step by step

wijnsteenzuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
2Middle Dutchsuur—
3Old Dutchsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via Dutch wijnsteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijnsteenpotassium bitartrate
2Middle Dutchwijnsteen—
3Old High GermanWeinstein—

Words derived from “wijnsteenzuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sūr →